Life with a disability can be challenging at the best of times. Limitations can add to the stigma people with disabilities face when trying to go about their daily activities or trying to find acceptance from others.

Winnipegosis resident, Alex Lytwyn has been breaking down barriers that try to prevent him from living a full and active life. Just this past January, Manitoba Possible, to help encourage others with disabilities, as well as to enlighten the general public, created a video to show how living with disabilities is possible.

The video showcased Lytwyn’s personal journey in a feature documentary style film, which was aired last week for everyone to see.

“They featured what it was like for me, to go about my life on a day-to-day basis,” said Lytwyn. “I talked about how Manitoba Possible had helped me over the years and my role as the Manitoba Possible Adult Ambassador. The organization helped me in so many ways, for example, they assisted me in getting a powerchair, which enables me to move and do more independently. The camera crew followed me around for two days and filmed different aspects of my daily life from how I live to everything I do. It was an awesome experience.

“My service dog, Fanta, was also featured in the video and I’ve had her for four years now. Manitoba Possible wanted to know all the ways that Fanta helps me to live and do things independently. She was a big part of the video.”

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